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Mapping of soil particle-size fractions (PSFs) combined with log-ratio transformation has been widely employed, particularly for isometric log-ratio (ILR). Regression kriging (RK), as a hybrid interpolator, represents a method to enhance prediction accuracy. However, different choices of ILR balance yield distinct transformed data. It remains unclear and lacks a comparison as to whether these results exhibit robustness when employing RK modeling. In this study, we compared the performance of four modelling approaches–generalized linear model (GLM), random forest (RF), and their hybrid models (i.e., GLMRK and RFRK). These models were applied to three ILR transformed datasets based on different balances, resulting in a total of 12 models, in the upper reaches of the Heihe River Basin, China. The results indicated that RF tended to provide more accurate predictions of soil PSFs, while GLM was better at …